that scary voice? i actually have a fantasy. it would be that he would work the drive through window at a fast food restaurant. can i take your order? um, yeah. what's in your hamburger? animals. what's the special ingredient in the secret sauce? the fear they had as they were being slaughtered. you're going to like the way they taste. i guarantee it. [applause] actually it would be even better if he worked as a 911 operator. 911, what's your emergency? it is not that bad. never mind. no, no, there is nobody else here. besides, you'll like the way i

help. i guarantee it. um, all right. somebody is trying to break into my home. surprise, it's me. thank you! [applause] craig: we got to go. say good night, mike. >> good night, mike! the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child.

this is kpix5 news. >> it was a winable battle to save an indispensable bait. one of america's darkest days in afghanistan, a bay area soldier named ty carter fought back. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. staff sergeant carter will get the metal of honor and joe vasquez tells us, that makes antioch home to a hero. >> there is no dad that i know of or ever heard of that has this experience. >> a very proud dad. mark carte says he is thrilled to hear the news that his son, ty carter, will soon receive

the nation's highest honor. carter spent his childhood here before moving to spokane, washington. he moved back here to antioch for a few years as an adult to live with his dad and step mom, barbra, after he got out of the marines and before he rejoined the military this time in the army. >> not too many guys get to experience this. or their son and daughter survive. and then gets recognized. >> he was very proud. >> gets recognized nationally. gets recognized nationally for an act of being himself in a down situation. >> october 3, 2009, the taliban recorded their own video of the ambush. 400 taliban fighters had the high ground. the taliban rained down rocket propelled grenades and heavy fire. ty carter was a member of b

troop, third platoon. he braved enemy fire to run ammo to his fellow soldiers. a sniper had everyone pinned down. rescue one of his friends who was bleeding to death. the americans managed to stave off the enemy, but eight lost their lives. ty had only been in afghanistan a few months before the battle happened. his dad says despite the recognition, his son still doesn't consider himself a hero. >> he is learning how to be better at it, but the first few times, what? >> he doesn't consider -- >> he doesn't consider it. no, he doesn't recognize it. >> he did the best he could in a bad situation. >> ty carter will receive his metal of honor from the president in a ceremony at the white house next month. for now, he is in fort lewis, washington, in the state he considers his second home. >> you know, you read about these guys who are metal of honor recipients and they all fit this pattern. they are just regular guys who, when called upon, do

extraordinary things. here's a kid who bumps around a little bit, gets out of the marines. >> his dad says he was working odd jobs and a fish out of water here in the bay area. got right back in the army. within three months, he's in for the fight of his life. >> and the bay area is proud of this guy. >> absolutely. >> all right joe, thanks very much. >> in nine days, bart workers could walk off the job again. both sides have until midnight, sunday, august 4, to reach an agreement. so far, both sides remain pretty far apart. and just tonight, the unions claimed bart's chief negotiator has a conflict of interest. kristen ayers looked into that, and yes, it looks like he does. tonight, bart is shrugging this off. >> bart hired tomahawk to help them avoid a bart strike. but it turns out, hawk also

works for another company and that company made money off the bart strike. >> thomas, who is the lead negotiator for bart, has a direct financial interest in the occurrence of a strike. and he has a direct financial interest in a prolonged strike. >> today, union leaders filed this complaint, accusing hawk of a conflict of interest. the problem, hawk is the vice president of labor relations at a company called viola transportation. these invoices obtained by the unions show that company brokered two contracts worth $30,000 to supply shuttles during the bart strike. >> that is directly in conflict with his duty to bargain in good faith with the union. >> bart officials insisted today, hawk's company received only a small fraction of that money. >> he was only paid $500 total. $250 on each of two contracts as an administrate i administrative fee for this

service. >> do you believe it's a conflict of interest? >> we do not. >> $500. >> that's still money, though. >> we don't feel there's created conflict. >> the own code of conduct, when the contractor is unable to provide impartial and objective assistance or advice to the district due to other activities, relationships, contracts, or circumstances. a standard that the unions say hawk's situation meets. >> we're calling upon the board of directors to immediate investigate this conflict of interest and order him to be removed from negotiations. >> i have been told he'll stay. >> mr. hawk was hired for $300,000. i reached out to the president of the bart board of directors and he did not return my call tonight. >> kristen, earlier he was under fire for going on

vacation, now it's a potential conflict of interest. are they going to have to find alternate ways to go to work? what does this mean for the negotiations? >> it could certainly have an impact on negotiations. the unions are plotting their next move. they are willing to take legal action if he is not removed and that could certainly put a wrench in things. >> all right, kristen, thank you. and thankfully, it doesn't look like this anymore. it took hours, but traffic has recovered after a complete shutdown at the bay bridge. cars stacked up at the toll plaza and in the city. it's all because of a suspicious device was found. the bridge was closed in both directions for about half an hour while the bomb squad removed the device. still, no word on what it was. >> the new span of the bridge is getting a temporary fix. crews are placing steel plates to help stabilize seismic

safety devices under the bridge. and if the shims work, the new bridge could open a lot sooner than the new, but still tentative opening date of sometime in december. >> these wedges are going in to protect the bearings. but there are some who believe that would give us enough stability to open the bridge sooner and not wait until the permanent fix is completed. >> crews will continue to install the permanent saddles. the new bridge was supposed to open on labor day. there is no officially opening day set. people in oakland say it feels like they are living in a war zone. there may be some truth to that. behind flint and oakland. the 2012 crime report. recent violence has neighbors in oakland ready to fight back. >> it is time for us to take back our city. take back our streets.

we can no longer hide behind those windows. we have to take action. >> city leaders called on police to step up paroles and for neighbors to organize, lookout for one another, and provide police with tips. what's the safest big city in the bay area? well, it's fremont. the same fbi study found murder, rape, and robbery rates are all below the national average. er vine is the safest city in the country. the cleveland kidnapping ask rape case. ariel castro took a plea deal today that spares him the death penalty. instead, his guilty plea on 937 criminal counts comes with a life sentence. plus, an extra 1,000 years. >> finally, do you understand that upon entering this plea, you will never be released from prison? >> i do understand that and i

knew i would get this thrown at me. >> this man is going to prison for the rest of his life. he is never coming out except nailed in a box. >> castro admitted to repeatedly raping and beating three women he held capt. i have in his home for a decade. he faced the death penalty for abusing one of them so badly, she had a miscarriage. bob won't step down, but he is sending himself to sex therapy. >> the behavior i have engaged in is wrong. beginning on august 5, i will be entering a behavior counseling clinic to undergo two weeks of intensive therapy to begin the process of addressing my behavior. >> seven women accused the former congressman of sexual harassment. he has every intention of keeping his job as mayor. also tonight, crews have just about finished cleaning up

the jefferson memorial. caution tape was linked around the memorial after vandals splashed green paint all over. so far, nobody has been arrested. but park police confirm the memorial is under 24/7 video surveillance. >> you may need a drink after this. >> maybe 20, 30 cents here and there. >> do you have a glass of wine in your hand right now? savor it. why your next round could cost more. >> need some extra cash? if you have a certain tree in your yard, you could make a couple easy thousand bucks. >> and what we do differently when the moon is full. the science just proved. >> don't worry about seeing that moon close to san francisco tonight. it is cloudy in the city and all throughout the bay. high temperatures down some 5 to 7 degrees and dropping further. changes to what makes a sleep number store different?

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mysterious hundreds of americans in seven states are sick. they are suffering from mysterious stomach bug linked to imported produce. dr. john says for the fda, it's the final straw. >> nearly half of the nation's fruit and 20% of vegetables come from abroad. right now, when one of those product comes here. how is it inspected? >> right now, we rely on the fda. >> fda screens less than 2% of

imported food. require importers to prove that foreign supplers have food safety programs that meet u.s. standards and give the fda new enforcement powers to monitor these programs and stop shipments that don't follow the rules. >> clear and explicit standards for all food producers and have to make sure that industry is really accountable for the food safety practices, whether they are in other countries or in the united states. >> the key is dealing with a great supplier. right now, my certification process, as i talked to them on the phone, i may visit them and i trust them to bring good stuff. these regulations are going to make it more formal. at the end, it's good for the cease mer. >> customer. >> it will help prevent outbreaks instead of reacting after the fact. >> if you're a wine lover, well pay attention. buying a bottle of wine is

going to cost you extra. california wine makers say there aren't enough grapes to harvest. so, whether you realize it or not, the price you pay for wine is going up. >> that in combination with the increase in wine consumption in the u.s.a. has led to an out of balance market as far as wine supply. >> the prices already up 20 to 30 cents a bottle. >> the new bay bridge has a lot of cement and suspension. soon, there will be greenery to go along with it. the challenge, finding it. juliette tells us landscapers are canvassing bay area neighborhoods for the perfect palm and if you have one, you can make some extra cash. >> dena says it is an offer he couldn't refuse. >> yeah, these two here. >> bay bridge developers want his two canary palms that fit right in front of his house. they will be among 88 others to decorate the median of the

eastern side of the new bay bridge. cool. >> when we found out they were going on the bay bridge, you know, to be part of something that's going to be around long after we are all dead and gone, it's an awesome feeling. >> but first, the 30-foot tall palms had to be tested. >> came out here with a big truck and they got up there and they pulled some samples. >> finding healthy palms is no easy task. the date palms are bold and beautiful, prone to disease if they don't get just the right tlc. in fact, some other date palms track down the bay area didn't pass. clings did. he says he doesn't mind parting with his palms. he says to be honest, they are pretty high maintenance. >> are you going to miss them? >> i'm not going to miss picking the leaves out of the rain gutters. >> there's something to be said for his local roots by the new bay bridge.

juliette goodrich, kpix5. >> make between a grand to $1500 per tree. if you have a healthy palm to sell, they love to hear from you. e-mail, ibuypams@gmail.com. >> turns out, it's not just where wolves who feel restless as the full moon rises. it's a lot of other people, too. people sleep 20 minutes less when the moon is full and longer to fall asleep and don't sleep as well. before you say it's the extra light coming through the window, before you say that, listen to this. study participates slept in a room with no windows and they were never told the experiment had anything to do with the moon. >> what do you think it means? >> as long as the chandeliers don't start swinging, you're okay. >> you don't live in a mystery house, you're fine. >> people howling at the moon. >> an audible thing as opposed to visual.

>> we couldn't resist. >> >> is it the have's or have notes? let's talk about the have's. we have a waning -- the full moon is going away. 20 more days before it comes back. that is the shot where you have clear skies. where do you not? where you would expect. lots of low cloud cover which rushed in early tonight and it will be with you. here's our future cast fog product. everybody getting a cloudy start tomorrow. even by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, you will have have cloud cover along the coastline. a cooler pattern. a cloudier pattern. maybe heading to the beach, going to the board walk, going for a train ride, chilly. mid 60s. late day sunshine on sunday. with a high of 64. microclimate forecast is trending cooler. got to talk about why. that's our job here. i have two reasons why. the first reason is the low

pressure area off to our south and west. remember, the winds flow counterclock wise around low pressure. that's key because where these things are will give us different weather. this low to our south and west is giving us a southwest flow of air. that will keep us cloudy. it is going to be chilly and also going to be pretty cloudy. this is why we'll be below normal. here comes low number 2, giving us an on shore flow. each of the next five days will be cooler than normal. with the cloudiest day being sunday. that on shore flow will stay strong thanks to two different areas. not really cold, just cooler than normal. san jose 76. morgan hill, you are warmer, 87. heyward 68. only the low 80s for walnut creek and danville. only the mid 70s. concord at 79. mill valley only 69 degrees. alameda 65. sai know ma 75 for the race

this weekend and clear lake hotter. monday, the sunshine begins to come back and by next thursday, we are back to normal. so a five-day chilly spell. our chilly is better than a lot of people's chilly. i'll do our chilly. >> it's not so bad. we'll take it. >> if we have a chilly contest, we win. >> how about chili dogs? they serve those at the ball game? >> how about cold team. how did that do for you? >> two local home baseball games. a's going up and the giants -- a's going up and the giants -- today officially becomes ,,,,,,,

directions... ...the a's log he words two teams headed in opposite directions. the a's looking up and the giants and the words tonight, hit rock bottom. a's running on the treadmill to raise money for the needy children. 27,429. lauri goes down the line. earlier he homered. the steven boat went yard.

6-2 oakland. the angels made noise later on, but shut him down. struck out josh hamilton to end it. the rangers lost, so the a's lead by four games in the west. former giants, nate and the cubs in town. darren lewis, wow, alumni night. 7 strikeouts. but up 2-1. look what happened. brandon belt. a costly era and a crucial time of the game. a shocker. two runs scored and the cubs led 3-2. trending heavily on twitter. could only muster a warning track number here. every team ahead of the giant's one in the west. giants fell ten games below .500. it's a 3-2 loss. raiders hit the field in napa for training camp. a familiar face. charleswood son is back for a

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